Business Flashcards

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What characterizes an oligopoly in healthcare?

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Few large firms dominate the market with high barriers to entry and interdependence among firms. ## Footnote Example: The EHR vendor market (Epic and Cerner dominate).

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One provider controls the entire market with no close substitutes and extremely high barriers to entry. ## Footnote Example: A rural area with only one hospital system or Epic’s dominance in integrated health records.

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Healthcare marketing is evolving to precision-based engagement, and market structure determines competitive strategy.

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Track ROI across all marketing platforms, understand payer mix effects on pricing, adjust promotion strategies for digital consumers, and respond to market disruptions.

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Two or more entities come together to collaborate on a specific project or service line. ## Footnote Example: A hospital and physician group co-launch an ambulatory surgery center.

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Entities retain ownership of their own assets, joint contributions may include capital, expertise, or infrastructure, and they are typically time-limited with defined performance goals.

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To fill service gaps or expand access, improve bargaining power or stabilize referral bases, and share risk or costs in under-resourced areas.

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Misalignment of goals, uneven contributions, and poor governance or exit planning.

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Market expansion, vertical integration, economies of scale, service line enhancement, risk pooling, technology and data capabilities, and competitor neutralization.

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Cost synergies and revenue synergies.

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EBITDA multiples and discounted cash flow (DCF).

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Accounts receivable, payer mix, debt liabilities, Medicaid DSH payments, capital assets, and outstanding lawsuits.

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), State Attorneys General, CMS, and IRS.

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Certificate of Need (CON) laws, Stark Law / Anti-Kickback Statute compliance, and charity care & community benefit continuity post-merger.

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Shared governance model, restructuring board roles and fiduciary duties, and liability assumptions.

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Clinical autonomy, compensation structures, decision-making hierarchy, and union vs. non-union workforce.

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Redundant roles, changes in reporting structures, and retention issues for key leaders.

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EMR & IT systems, credentialing & privileging, standardized care protocols, and supply chain & contracts.

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Disruption to frontline workflows, increased reliance on interdisciplinary collaboration, and need for centralized command centers.

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Potential for rural hospital closures or service line reductions, increased specialty access but reduced primary care availability.

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Regulators are paying attention to whether M&A widens racial or economic care gaps.

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Cross-sector M&A, mega-mergers, value-based M&A, and physician group acquisitions.

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Cultural Execution is transformational management that establishes a shared belief system influencing behavior, accountability, and engagement in service delivery.

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Operational Execution ensures processes, systems, and metrics are aligned for reliable, high-quality service delivery using a scientific, data-informed approach.

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Strategic Execution aligns mission, market conditions, and community needs to build a sustainable culture of service excellence.

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1. Make service excellence a strategic objective. 2. Tie it to sustainability, brand reputation, and population health goals. 3. Monitor performance across clinical, financial, and experiential domains.

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Reinforce shared service values, empower staff to speak up, and recognize positive behaviors.

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Analyze post-discharge data, use PDSA cycles for testing changes, and engage case management.

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Model behavior, launch campaigns with peer influencers, and implement positive reinforcement.

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Analyze performance data, address language access, and engage community organizations.

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Conduct baseline assessments, involve staff in defining values, and provide joint training.

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Acknowledge concerns, audit usage, and tie scripting to brand promise and strategic goals.

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Shift the perception of scripting from 'corporate control' to 'professional excellence in communication.'

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Strategic Planning is a structured process for envisioning a desired future state and identifying key objectives, initiatives, and execution tactics to achieve it.

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Long-range (5–10+ years), often supported by annual functional plans (e.g., HR, Finance, Marketing).

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1. Strategic Planning (e.g., vision setting, SWOT, mission alignment) 2. Budgeting (resource alignment with goals) 3. Implementing Strategy (operationalizing plans) 4. Monitoring & Controlling (feedback loops, KPI tracking, adaptive changes)

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Situational Analysis includes External Assessment (market trends, demographics, regulation, competition) and Internal Assessment (current capabilities, structures, culture, financial and workforce readiness). ## Footnote Situational Analysis = Where are we now?

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1. Mission: Who you are, whom you serve, and your core purpose 2. Vision: Where you're going (long-term aspiration) 3. Values: The principles guiding behaviors and decisions

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Determine how the organization will compete (growth, retrenchment, partnerships, divestiture) and ensure alignment with vision.

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It defines how the organization will differentiate or compete in the market based on internal capabilities, external market conditions, and strategic posture.

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1. Prospectors: Innovators, first-movers, high risk 2. Analyzers: Wait-and-see adopters, moderate risk 3. Reactors: Late adopters, tend to lag market changes

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SWOT Analysis evaluates Strengths/Weaknesses (Internal) and Opportunities/Threats (External).

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Porter’s Five Forces is a framework for analyzing the competitive environment of an industry. It includes five key forces: 1. **Threat of New Entrants**: Assesses barriers to entry (e.g., capital needs, regulations like CON). 2. **Bargaining Power of Buyers**: Evaluates the influence of buyers (e.g., patients, insurers) due to transparency and choice. 3. **Bargaining Power of Suppliers**: Considers the power of suppliers (e.g., pharma, tech firms) based on available alternatives. 4. **Threat of Substitutes**: Examines alternatives (e.g., telehealth, wearables) that could replace current offerings. 5. **Industry Rivalry**: Analyzes competition among existing players (e.g., local providers) based on access, quality, cost, and branding. ## Footnote This model helps determine if a market is attractive for entry or expansion by identifying competitive pressures. It fits into strategic positioning by providing insights to craft strategies that exploit industry opportunities, mitigate threats, and establish a sustainable competitive advantage, such as through differentiation or cost leadership.

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Merger/acquisition of similar providers to expand market share. ## Footnote Example: Two hospitals combining to dominate a metro region.

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Acquire different care levels (e.g., primary, urgent care, LTC) to create a care continuum. ## Footnote Example: Kaiser Permanente's closed-loop system, integrating health plan, providers, and facilities.

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New market entry, capital investments, service line expansion, divestiture or closure, M&A, joint ventures, or alliances.

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Evaluates business units or services by profitability, growth, and mission relevance.

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Originally developed by Michael Porter - value chain thinking involves breaking down the full set of activities an organization performs to deliver a product or service, then analyzing where value is created, wasted, or could be improved. ## Footnote Examine how each stage—from intake, diagnosis, treatment, discharge, follow-up—adds value. Identify inefficiencies, redundancies, or underutilized resources.

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Strategic planning is not static—be nimble in response to environmental change. Strong alignment between mission, market reality, and implementation is essential.

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Skilled workforce, advanced technology, strong brand, unique service offerings.

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WEAKNESS: Outdated EHR systems, siloed departments, financial strain. OPPORTUNITIES: New market entry (e.g., telehealth expansion), payer contracting. THREATS: Regulatory changes, rising labor costs, private equity competition.

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Scenario Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to explore and prepare for multiple possible futures ( “what-if” scenarios) by creating a set of plausible, data-informed narratives about what could happen under different conditions (internal & external). It is especially useful in healthcare, where rapid change, uncertainty, and disruption (e.g., regulatory shifts, pandemics, AI, payer models) can significantly impact operations and strategy. Purpose in Healthcare: - Anticipates uncertainty and change - Supports contingency planning -Informs resilient strategy development Steps: 1. Scan environment (PESTLE) 2. Identify key uncertainties 3. Build 3 scenarios: *Best-case, Base-case, Worst-case* 4. Analyze impacts 5. Prepare response strategies ## Footnote Example: If telehealth adoption slows, how will that affect patient volume, revenue, and care access? FACHE Relevance: Often paired with SWOT and PESTLE

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A framework used to analyze the **external macro-environmental factors** that can impact an organization’s strategic direction. P – Political: Government stability, healthcare laws, trade policies E – Economic: Inflation, interest rates, healthcare funding, labor market S – Sociocultural: Demographics, health literacy, patient expectations T – Technological: Telehealth, AI, EHR innovations, interoperability L – Legal: HIPAA, ACA, Stark Law, reimbursement regulations E – Environmental (Ecological): Sustainability, pandemics, climate impacts Purpose in Healthcare: - Supports strategic planning - Identifies *opportunities* and *threats* in SWOT (EXTERNAL) - Informs scenario analysis and risk mitigation ## Footnote FACHE Tip: Be prepared to apply PESTLE when evaluating market conditions, population health trends, and regulatory environments.

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1. Start with Data Gathering – Collect macro trends under each PESTLE domain. 2. Link to SWOT – Use trends to populate Opportunities and Threats. 3. Inform Scenario Planning – Model best-case, worst-case, and most-likely outcomes (e.g., future legislation, technology shifts). 4. Shape Strategic Positioning – Understand how your organization must adapt (e.g., telehealth regulation as a Political factor, or Gen Z preferences under Sociocultural). Example: Political: New state Medicaid expansion → opportunity for safety-net growth Technological: Rise in AI diagnostics → threat to traditional radiology workflow ## Footnote PESTLE is essential for board presentations, CHNAs, and long-term strategy. Show that you can translate environmental scanning into real action.

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Mission alignment, infrastructure readiness, workforce competencies.

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Strategic Planning Sets the Foundation Strategic planning defines the organization’s mission, vision, goals, and competitive position. It answers: - Where are we going? - What do we want to achieve? - Who are we serving? - What differentiates us? *Marketing strategy flows from this. It translates those broad organizational goals into targeted campaigns, outreach, and brand positioning.* 🎯 Target Populations: Strategy identifies; marketing reaches 🏥 Service Line Growth: Strategy sets priorities; marketing drives volume 💡 Brand Alignment: Marketing conveys mission and values 📊 Performance Tracking: Both use data (e.g., KPIs, Balanced Scorecard) Performance Tracking Connection: - *Strategic plans use tools like the Balanced Scorecard - Marketing strategy uses KPIs like ROI, conversion rates, and market share* ➡ Both rely on data to adjust tactics and measure impact.

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✅ Access - Promotes services, hours, and telehealth Strategic Impact: Reduces barriers and guides patient entry ✅ Equity - Targets underserved populations via CHNA data - Uses culturally tailored, multilingual education Strategic Impact: - Advances community health and aligns with the Quadruple Aim - Fulfills nonprofit obligations (e.g., community benefit) ✅ Volume Growth - Drives demand for priority service lines - Aligns with product life cycle & referral-building Strategic Impact: - Supports financial sustainability - Enhances market share and return on investment (ROI) ✅ Reputation - Builds brand trust through PR, awards, and storytelling - Promotes awards, accreditations, physician excellence - Manages public relations and crisis communication Strategic Impact: - Increases trust and loyalty - Enhances competitive positioning 📊* Marketing aligns with strategic planning to drive ROI, community impact, and patient engagement.*

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Assesses the delta between current and desired states.

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Uses historical and current data to predict future demand, capacity, costs, and revenue.

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Failing to involve frontline leaders, no integration with financial planning, and 'paralysis by analysis.'

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A tool that evaluates performance across Financial, Customer, Internal Processes, and Learning & Growth domains.

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Defines scope, timeline, participants, and outcomes for project governance.

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📊 Gantt Chart = A type of bar chart that visualizes tasks along a timeline. Each task is represented as a horizontal bar, with: - Tasks or phases of a project - Start and end dates - Duration and overlap of activities - Milestones and dependencies Uses in Healthcare: - Tracks implementation of strategic initiatives (e.g., EHR rollout, service line expansion) - Ensures accountability with assigned owners and timelines - Helps visualize progress, spot delays, and coordinate across departments 📌 Key to successful execution of strategic, operational, and quality improvement plans.

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Quantitative (claims, EHR) and Qualitative (patient interviews, staff focus groups).

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Descriptive summarizes known data; Inferential makes predictions from samples to populations.

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A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more competent parties to exchange property, money, or promises of future performance. Key components include names & obligations, deliverables, warranties, remedies for breach, arbitration, payment terms, and renewal/termination. Contracts can be written, verbal, or implied, though written is preferred. Both parties must be legally competent.

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Governing Boards must approve high-risk or high-value contracts such as physician employment contracts, real estate agreements, and mergers.

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Failure to perform a contractual obligation.

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A civil wrong causing harm, not based on contract, such as negligence.

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When a third party deliberately disrupts an existing contract.

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Failure to act with reasonable care, which can overlap with breach.

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False statements damaging reputation; includes libel (written) and slander (spoken).

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Creating a fear of imminent harm.

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Unlawful physical contact, which can occur without consent.

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Legal process for confining someone at risk of self-harm or harming others.

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Protects healthcare providers offering emergency care at the scene.

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**Malfeasance** = Intentional misconduct by a public official or healthcare leader, ex CEO. It involves knowingly doing something wrong or illegal in one’s official capacity. 📌 Examples in Healthcare: - Falsifying financial records - Deliberate patient harm or medical fraud - Authorizing unnecessary procedures for profit 🧠* Compare with:* **Misfeasance**: Doing something legal in a wrongful way **Nonfeasance:** Failing to act when there's a duty to do so ➡️*** Malfeasance is the most serious form of administrative wrongdoing.***

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Misfeasance = Lawful act done improperly. ⚠️ You’re allowed to act, but you do it the wrong way. 🔍 Example: A nurse administers medication that was prescribed correctly, but gives the wrong dosage due to negligence.

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Nonfeasance = Failure to act. ❌ Not doing something you were legally or ethically obligated to do. 🔍 Example: A clinic administrator ignores repeated patient safety complaints and takes no action, resulting in harm.

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When a nonprofit's money is used for personal gain, violating IRS rules.

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Long-term, formal collaborations between independent organizations to pursue mutual goals and share resources.

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Aim for win-win solutions, involve legal review, and include indemnification clauses. ## Footnote **Indemnification clause** - is a promise by one party (the indemnifier) to compensate the other party (the indemnitee) for certain costs or liabilities that arise due to specified events—such as negligence, breach of contract, or third-party claims.

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Understand contract terms, liability, and HIPAA implications.

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Evaluate strategic alliances and service contracts.

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Ensure board oversight and avoid conflicts of interest or inurement.

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Contracts may involve physician hiring, compensation arrangements, and legal protections.

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## Footnote Contract law applies to payer-provider agreements, employment contracts, vendor deals. Tort law applies to malpractice, failure to diagnose, or unsafe patient environments.

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Nonprofit hospitals receive tax-exempt status under IRS Code 501(c)(3), but in return, they must: ✅ Fulfill These Regulatory Requirements: 1. Community Benefit Obligation Conduct a **Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA**) every 3 years. Develop a **Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP**) based on the CHNA. Report on community benefit activities (e.g., charity care, outreach, education). 2. No Private Inurement Hospital leaders (e.g., CEO, Board) cannot receive excessive compensation or use hospital funds for personal benefit. Violations (e.g., country club memberships, personal travel) may result in IRS penalties or loss of tax-exempt status. 3. Prohibition Against Political Activity Nonprofits cannot endorse political candidates or fund political campaigns. 4. Reasonable Billing & Collection Practices Must offer financial assistance policies and avoid aggressive collections from low-income patients. ## Footnote If a nonprofit fails to do a CHNA or uses funds for executive perks, it risks fines or revocation of tax exemption.

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Segmentation divides the overall market (population) into targetable groups with shared needs or characteristics. Common segmentation types: Demographic: Age, gender, income (e.g., marketing geriatric services to older adults) Geographic: Zip codes or urban vs rural (e.g., launching telehealth in remote areas) Psychographic: Beliefs, lifestyle, values (e.g., holistic medicine for wellness-focused patients) Behavioral: Utilization, loyalty, readiness (e.g., frequent ER users targeted for care management) ## Footnote 🔍 Why it matters: Segmentation helps tailor services and communication to specific needs, improving engagement, loyalty, and outcomes.

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Think of branding as the foundation, PR as the relationship builder, and advertising as the megaphone.

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Strategic ways to expand your footprint and patient base: A. Access Strategies Expand clinic hours Add telehealth options Mobile units or satellite offices B. Marketing Strategies Geo-targeted digital ads Multilingual outreach Referring provider campaigns C. Service Differentiation Centers of excellence Same-day appointments Culturally competent care 🧠 ## Footnote Use consumer behavior and segmentation data to guide market entry and outreach tactics.

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Developed by Kaplan & Norton, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) tracks organizational performance across 4 domains—not just financial outcomes:

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For nonprofit hospitals, CHNAs (required every 3 years by the IRS) identify local health priorities using: Survey and focus group data Disease prevalence Social determinants of health (SDOH) Stakeholder input **How it links to marketing:** Shapes service line messaging (e.g., diabetes education if prevalent) Builds community trust through responsive programs Supports population health campaigns (e.g., flu vaccines, cancer screenings) Informs segmentation and outreach channels ## Footnote * CHNAs help marketing become not just promotional, but mission-driven and equity-focused.*

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Market Research & Analysis Strategy Development Environmental Analysis (SWOT + PESTEL) Buyer Behavior & Branding Segmentation, Promotion, Advertising, Sales ## Footnote * Connection to Strategic Planning: Marketing flows from the strategic plan → to business plan → to marketing plan.*

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Term Explanation Need - A deficiency requiring relief (e.g., illness requiring treatment) Want - A preference or desire (e.g., choosing a spa-like hospital) Demand - Willingness and ability to pay to meet a need/want Segmentation - Dividing a broad market into smaller, defined groups

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**Product** - What service or clinical offering is being marketed? **Place** - Where care is delivered (virtual, retail, urgent care, etc.) **Price** - What is the perceived and actual cost to the patient? **Promotion** - How do you inform and persuade stakeholders (ads, outreach)?

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The **Institutional Review Board (IRB)**—also known in some settings as an **ethics advisory board**—is a formal committee responsible for protecting the rights, safety, and welfare of human subjects involved in research. 🎯 Core Purposes of the IRB: Protect Human Subjects Ensure individuals involved in research are not exposed to unnecessary harm or risk (physical, psychological, legal, or social). Review Research for Ethical and Regulatory Compliance Ensure all proposed research complies with: Federal regulations (e.g., 45 CFR 46 – The Common Rule) **Ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report:** - Respect for persons (informed consent) -Beneficence (maximize benefit, minimize harm) -mJustice (fair subject selection) - Ensure Informed Consent - Verify that consent documents are clear, complete, and appropriately administered, allowing participants to make voluntary and informed decisions. - Monitor Ongoing Research - Conduct continuing review of ongoing studies for adherence to protocol, safety reporting, and ethical practices. - Approve, request modifications, suspend, or terminate research as needed. - Promote Public Trust - Provide a transparent, impartial, and accountable process for ethical oversight—crucial for community and academic trust in research institutions. 🏥** When IRB Review Is Required:** - Clinical trials involving patients - Studies collecting identifiable health data - Research involving vulnerable populations (children, prisoners, cognitively impaired) - Behavioral or social science research with risk of psychological harm ✅** Any federally funded human subjects research—or research intending to be published—typically requires IRB approval.**

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✅ Defamation Definition: A false statement that harms someone’s reputation. Must be communicated to a third party, not just to the person it’s about. The injured party can sue for damages (financial, emotional, professional). 🔍 Types of Defamation: - Libel - Written/Published. EX Writing in a hospital newsletter that a surgeon is incompetent (if false). - Slander - Spoken/Oral. EX Saying in a meeting that a nurse intentionally harmed a patient (if false). ## Footnote ✅ *Key Requirement: The statement must be false. True statements, even if damaging, are not defamation.*

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****The 4 Ps - PROMOTION **Marketing** is integral to both strategic planning and business plan development. It addresses – the 4 P’s 1. **Product** (through Market Research - what services may be provided comes from an analysis of existing or potential customers, determining customer needs and wants, and purchasing behavior). 2. **Place **(Decisions must be made about where and in what settings services are provided to ensure they are accessible and most likely to be used by customers (e.g., hospital-based, clinic- based, community outreach, etc.) **price** services should be priced to be financially viable whenever possible (breakeven analysis and cost-benefit analysis) overall pricing of services and resulting income must exceed the cost of services (cross subsidization). Pricing potential is best in those services where patients are willing to use discretionary income to pay (demand-oriented pricing). **promotion** - process of communicating to customers and prospective customers about your organization and its services using a variety of promotional tools that can be grouped as: - Advertising - Sales promotion - Personal selling - Publicity

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Promotion is the strategic communication process used to inform, persuade, and influence current and prospective customers about your organization, services, and value. It is essential for: - Increasing awareness - Changing perceptions - Encouraging service use - Differentiating your brand ✅ Key Concepts to Understand - Advertising is controlled and paid—you decide the message, format, and timing. - Publicity is unpaid and uncontrolled—you don’t control the spin, but it adds credibility. - Sales promotion can stimulate interest quickly, but it's often short-lived. - Personal selling builds trust and long-term relationships—especially important in physician outreach and referral development.

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Strategic Planning is a process aimed at translating an organization’s vision into actionable goals and direction. It defines what the organization wants to become and how it will differentiate itself. This involves aligning mission, ownership, and scope with the needs of stakeholders (patients, payers, community, etc.).

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This is a simplified but powerful four-step model for executing strategy: 1. Conducting Strategic Planning – Set vision, assess internal/external environment (SWOT, PESTLE, market data). 2. Budgeting – Allocate resources (capital, labor, technology) needed to execute the plan. 3. Implementing the Strategy – Execute the strategic initiatives and tactics. 4. Controlling/Monitoring – Use dashboards, KPIs, and feedback loops to track success and course-correct as needed. ## Footnote Set direction ➜ define goals ➜ build plan ➜ execute ➜ monitor ➜ adapt.

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1. A strategic alliance is a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership between two or more independent organizations with shared goals. 2. In healthcare, this often occurs between: - Large academic medical centers and rural or critical access hospitals. - Health systems and specialty groups. - Hospitals and retail partners (e.g., urgent care or pharmacy chains). ## Footnote Alliances are often used in lieu of mergers when organizations want to retain independence but need to expand access, share services, or improve community health outcomes.

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Is a tool to visualize and analyze how every function in a healthcare system contributes to value creation—not just financially, but in outcomes, experience, and access. It supports strategic planning, quality improvement, and operational alignment.

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A Certificate of Need (CON) is a regulatory mechanism used in many U.S. states that requires healthcare providers to obtain state approval before initiating certain major projects—such as building a new facility, expanding services, or purchasing expensive equipment. 🧾 Purpose of CON: Prevent overbuilding of healthcare facilities. Control healthcare costs by limiting unnecessary duplication of services. Ensure services are developed in areas where they are most needed, promoting equitable access. Protect the financial viability of existing providers. ## Footnote Understand CON as part of the regulatory environment in healthcare strategic planning. It directly affects capital budgeting, market entry, service expansion, and is often cited when discussing barriers to entry in Porter's Five Forces.

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EXAMPLE: Using**: (2+3+3+5+8)** Mean - The average of all values. Add all values, divide by count EX: (2+3+3+5+8) ÷ 5 = 4.2 Median - the middle value in a sorted list. Order values and find the middle one. EX: Middle value is 3. Mode - most frequently occurring value(s). Identify the value(s) that appear most. EX: 3 appears twice (most frequent)

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Descriptive- summarize or describe data. EX: Mean, median, mode, standard deviation, range. **Summarizing patient wait times, average LOS, satisfaction scores** Inferential - draw conclusions about a population based on a sample. EX: T-tests, regression, confidence intervals, p-values. **Predicting readmission risk, evaluating treatment impact, comparing hospital performance across regions** ## Footnote descriptive statistics helps in reporting and benchmarking; inferential statistics are needed when you're making decisions based on probability, such as determining if an intervention improved outcomes.

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Scenario: A large hospital system (Hospital A) learns that a local group of orthopedic surgeons has signed an exclusive service contract with a competing hospital (Hospital B). Hospital A, not wanting to lose referrals, reaches out to the orthopedic group and offers: Higher compensation, Promises of marketing support, and Threatens to revoke their surgical privileges at Hospital A unless they cancel the contract with Hospital B. The orthopedic group backs out of their agreement with Hospital B. ## Footnote Tortious interference is a civil wrong under tort law, not contract law, and it underscores the legal and ethical risks of aggressive competitive practices.

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